Father Yang tightened his cheeks, and the corners of his mouth were unconsciously pursed into a straight line. His hands holding his knees under the table raised their veins due to the force.

Is it finally coming?

Although he had a premonition before he decided to go to the United States, he could not help but feel shocked when he heard the proposal to launch the seal.

Not only him, but also several other men in gray robe were obviously mentally impacted, and their expressions were complicated to convey unremarkable expressions to each other.

Fortunately, all the people here are very well-educated and full of unswerving belief in Heavenly Father. If it were ordinary people, they would have been whispering to each other.

Father Yang was delayed because of some private matters. He came the latest and did not have time to change his clothes. He seemed a little different among the gray robes, but he and they didn't care. The clothes were just form. The most important thing was the belief in his heart, and the cross hidden under the suit shirt or swinging on the chest of the gray robes.

They come from all over the world, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, South Africa and China. The oldest people have always lived in San Francisco. This is not distinguished by their nationality, but by the place where they are responsible for preaching. After joining the society, they are all brothers who do not distinguish between nationality.

They rarely get together like this, but thanks to modern technology, they will conduct video conferences regularly, so they are not unfamiliar with each other.

Conversely, since they are together today, it means that the situation has reached a certain level of seriousness.

The elderly man in gray robe thought that this proposal would definitely shock everyone, so he stood still without sitting down after he finished speaking, with his hands folded in front of his lower abdomen.

After a while, when everyone digested some mental shocks, he said again: "I know that the holy objects should not be moved lightly, but the current situation is contrary to the logic of nature. The animals are frightened and uneasy. Coyotes who would not have taken the initiative to attack people frequently reported injuries. If we continue to sit and watch, the situation may worsen to an uncontrollable level."

Another man in gray robe spoke: "But we cannot confirm that these events are related to supernatural evil forces, and rashly use holy objects, over the Vatican..."

The older man in gray robe interrupted, "If we care a lot about the Vatican's view, we won't sit here today, are we?"

This rhetorical question with a clear contempt tone did not surprise those present.

"Next, let's listen to Chris's opinions, who have experienced similar events before, and perhaps his opinions can be an important reference for us." The elderly man in gray nodded to Father Yang.

Father Yang stood up, "Just a while ago, there were animal abnormalities in Binhai City, where I am, and some of you heard that others did not. In short, that incident originated from cat abuse and spread to China with an unusual trend. Many people claimed to be confused by a suspicious bronze cat statue and had the urge to abuse cats... This is strange enough, and even more strangely, the incident then went to another extreme - the abused stray cat seemed to form an alliance to unite against the cat abuser."

Several men in gray robes were calm even when they heard the accusations against the Vatican. When they heard this, their faces changed drastically and exclaimed: "Is the bronze cat statue... no! This is impossible! We have driven it 800 years ago with the power of saints and holy objects. Why..."

Father Yang focused his attention, "Although I did not see it with my own eyes, a series of signs show that our old enemy has returned and resurrected himself on another statue of the cat god, raging again in modern society 800 years later."

Several other gray-robed men who knew a little about it said: "This is why you proposed to use the holy objects at that time? But why did you end up with the plan?"

Father Yang's firm eyes highlighted confusion, "Because... the Cat God statue and a series of vicious events triggered by it came to an abrupt end before it was about to reach the point where it was uncontrollable, and completely disappeared. I still can't understand the reason..."

The men in gray robe were silent.

After a long time, someone spoke, "Maybe, something else prevented it. You understand that although we believe in God with all our hearts, there are all kinds of other believers in this world, and they also have their own holy objects..."

"Hmph! It's just heretic faith!"

"Heavenly faith is also faith. If it weren't for the Germans who believed in heresy 800 years ago, how could that statue of the cat god come alive?"

The people in gray robes have their own opinions and are arguing endlessly.

The elderly man in gray robe slapped the table, "Everyone, put the past aside in advance. What we are going to discuss today is whether to remove the seal of the holy objects here, let the saints shine in this cursed city, and let the sacred faith purify all evil spirits here?"

Someone suggested: "Vote."

The older man in gray nodded and raised his hand, "I think it's time. This city is no longer worthy of its sacred name. It's homeless and beggars everywhere. The animals who are possessed of evil will do evil everywhere. The corpse of the power is everywhere. The criminals are becoming increasingly rampant. It's time to end it all."

Some people in gray robes raised their hands, some people in gray robes were still hesitant, while others in gray robes believed that the time had not come.

Four of the eight gray-robed men present raised their hands.

Everyone's eyes fell on Father Yang. Although he was not wearing a gray robe, he was also a member of them.

Father Yang raised his hand slowly and firmly.

"Okay, the votes are over half." The elderly man in gray robe breathed a sigh of relief. The person who did not raise his hands was not opposed, but he just tended to act cautiously, but the opportunity was fleeting, and being cautious was not advisable - at least he thought so.

He pressed a button hidden under the table, and with a creaking sound, the wall on the side of the round table separated left and right along the slide rail, revealing a dark room.

Everyone stood up, held the cross on their chests, and bowed their heads to the dark room.

The stale smell of air escaped from the dark room.

There was nothing else in the dark room, only one... No, it was two statues, one person and one animal.

The man was wearing a simple robe, barefoot, and lovingly looked at the animal, with his hands on his head and his lips slightly open as if he was preaching to it.

And that animal - to be precise, it was the beast, which seemed to have been influenced by the man, and the violent aura of the beast was lost in its eyes. It raised its head and stared at the man devoutly, pricked its ears, as if listening intently.

Each person and one beast have a lifelike expression, which shows the exquisite carving craftsmanship.
Chapter completed!